Red Hat Security Advisory: tigervnc security update
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in TigerVNC and the X.Org X server components used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support. These include denial of service, information disclosure, use-after-free, and data manipulation issues affecting XKB handling and x0vncserver permissions. The vulnerabilities have been rated as important by Red Hat Product Security. Updates addressing these issues are available for affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 versions.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers six security vulnerabilities affecting TigerVNC and X.Org X server components (xwayland) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support. The issues include integer underflow leading to denial of service (CVE-2026-33999), out-of-bounds reads causing information disclosure and denial of service (CVE-2026-34000, CVE-2026-34002, CVE-2026-34003), a use-after-free vulnerability causing server crashes and potential memory corruption (CVE-2026-34001), and incorrect permissions in TigerVNC's x0vncserver leading to information disclosure, data manipulation, and denial of service (CVE-2026-34352). Red Hat has released security updates to address these vulnerabilities in the tigervnc package for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 EUS. The advisory references the Red Hat errata RHSA-2026:20575 for detailed patch information.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could result in denial of service conditions, information disclosure, potential memory corruption, and unauthorized data manipulation on affected systems running TigerVNC and X.Org X server components. The issues affect remote display functionality and could disrupt service availability or compromise confidentiality and integrity of data handled by the VNC server. The severity is rated as important by Red Hat, indicating significant impact but no known exploits in the wild at the time of the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated tigervnc packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official security updates promptly to remediate the issues. For detailed instructions on applying the updates, refer to the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:20575 and the update article at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the vendor-provided patches.
Red Hat Security Advisory: tigervnc security update
Description
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in TigerVNC and the X.Org X server components used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support. These include denial of service, information disclosure, use-after-free, and data manipulation issues affecting XKB handling and x0vncserver permissions. The vulnerabilities have been rated as important by Red Hat Product Security. Updates addressing these issues are available for affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 versions.
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory covers six security vulnerabilities affecting TigerVNC and X.Org X server components (xwayland) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support. The issues include integer underflow leading to denial of service (CVE-2026-33999), out-of-bounds reads causing information disclosure and denial of service (CVE-2026-34000, CVE-2026-34002, CVE-2026-34003), a use-after-free vulnerability causing server crashes and potential memory corruption (CVE-2026-34001), and incorrect permissions in TigerVNC's x0vncserver leading to information disclosure, data manipulation, and denial of service (CVE-2026-34352). Red Hat has released security updates to address these vulnerabilities in the tigervnc package for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 EUS. The advisory references the Red Hat errata RHSA-2026:20575 for detailed patch information.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could result in denial of service conditions, information disclosure, potential memory corruption, and unauthorized data manipulation on affected systems running TigerVNC and X.Org X server components. The issues affect remote display functionality and could disrupt service availability or compromise confidentiality and integrity of data handled by the VNC server. The severity is rated as important by Red Hat, indicating significant impact but no known exploits in the wild at the time of the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated tigervnc packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official security updates promptly to remediate the issues. For detailed instructions on applying the updates, refer to the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:20575 and the update article at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the vendor-provided patches.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:20575
- Cve Count
- 6
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-34000","CVE-2026-34001","CVE-2026-34002","CVE-2026-34003","CVE-2026-34352"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a160980e29bf47b5064cbda
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 20:58:40 UTC
Last enriched: 07/13/2026, 10:48:51 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 112
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